Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Costa Rica
0.0013 °C
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0.0014 °C
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
111th
Dominican Republic rank
109th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.0014 °C against 0.0013 °C in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 111th and Dominican Republic ranks 109th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 17 and Dominican Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0003 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0003 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0012 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0001 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0001 °C | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.0014 °C against 0.0013 °C in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.0001 °C, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Costa Rica ranks 111th and Dominican Republic ranks 109th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.